Meanings of become a counterweight in English

Moody's Fitzgerald said international students had become a counterweight to the relatively low revenue growth from domestic students among U.S. schools.

He has become a counterweight to the coalition's attempts earlier this year to weaken anti-corruption legislation and his criticism will sting.

Ackermann himself, however, is pushing for 55-year-old Chief Risk Officer Hugo Baenziger to become a counterweight to Jain, a person familiar with the matter said.